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THERE is nothing easy about overcoming an addiction and for Gwyneth Paltrow, who plays an addict in her new movie Country Strong, it was a battle simply to comprehend why people abuse drugs and alcohol.
The film debuts today with Paltrow playing singer Kelly Canter. The actress strums the guitar and belts out tunes with ease, yet, getting her head around Kelly's drinking and drug use was among her most difficult work as an actress.
"I just couldn't understand how you could be so drunk that you could wreck people's lives and then wake up the next day and pretend everything was fine," she said.
To prepare, Paltrow turned to her Iron Man co-star Robert Downey Jr., who has recovered from addictions in real life.
"He was really articulate about addiction and the psychology behind it."
In the movie, country singer Canter is a star of the music industry when her drinking and drug use lands her in rehab.
